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- Title
SUDDEN DEATH IN EPILEPSY: CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW.
- Authors
HUNEA, Iuliana; KNIELING, Anton; IOV, Cătălin J.; RÎŞCANU, Laura; DAVID, Sofia; CIUHODARU, Octavia; ILIESCU, Diana Bulgaru
- Abstract
Sudden Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) was first described in literature in the nineteenth century as an entity whose pathophysiological mechanisms are still unclear. It is the most important cause of death in epileptic patients with recurrent tonic-clonic seizures, the sudden death risk being 24 times higher than in the general population. In this paper we approach aspects of incidence, risk factors, pathophysiological mechanisms and autopsy records in SUDEP cases. We present the case of a 28 year-old female, diagnosed with 8 years of Epilepsy Grand Mal, with increase in tonic-clonic seizures recurrences in the last month. Death occurred suddenly, autopsy, histopathological examination and toxicological examination revealing no obvious cause of death.
- Subjects
SUDDEN death; PATHOLOGICAL physiology
- Publication
International Journal of Medical Dentistry, 2017, Vol 21, Issue 4, p253
- ISSN
2066-6063
- Publication type
Case Study